If you’re like us, then your Twitter/LinkedIn/Facebook/Google feeds are being clogged with people telling you to GET OUT OF THE SHAREMARKETS NOW! But this is NOT the ideal action.
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About a year ago we wrote a piece on a remarkable bet between Warren Buffett and hedge fund-of-funds manager Ted Seides. The premise of this one million dollar bet instigated by Buffett was that over a 10 year period beginning 1 January 2008 a simple S&P 500 index fund would outperform the best, most complex strategies that any Wall Street hedge fund guru would care to put together.
You’re probably familiar with inflation…right?
You may be surprised. According to recent results from the HILDA survey only 77% of men and 63% of women correctly identified the concept of inflation. Moreover, there’s a difference between knowing what inflation is, and knowing the impact it has on your investments.
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As you’re answering emails or responding to Slack notifications on the go, you may wonder if devices like the smartphone really make your life better. But, there’s little doubt that in many ways, they can make life easier.
Need to know what time it is in New York? “Hey Siri!”
Like it or not, our phones and tablets mean that answers are in the palm of our hands.
So why should it be any different for our finances?
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Investing is one of the best things you can do for your money, but taking the plunge can be a daunting one, especially if you’re new. That’s why we created a beginner’s guide – to help you along, step-by-step, to become a savvy investor equipped with the basics to make an informed decision about how investing can help you reach your financial goals.
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Financial advisors stand to benefit from the rapid innovations of the financial technology industry. Staying updated with financial technology is crucial as the younger Internet generations start to accumulate wealth and seek out advice on how to balance modern and traditional ways to manage and invest money.
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Australia’s home affordability woes have impacted a whole generation of young Australians now facing the daunting challenge of breaking into the property market.
Clover Co-Founder Harry Chemay explains why ownership rates among young Australians, particularly those under the age of 35, have experienced a significant decline over the last four decades.
Continue reading “Australia’s housing affordability woes: Part 1”
Women can make amazing investors but many still feel that it’s out of their reach or too risky.
We sat down to chat with Rebecca Pritchard, Financial Coach and Gladiator at Wealth Enhancers, to talk about why women need to be investing and what they can do to start.
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We sat down with Vinomofo Co-founder and CEO Justin Dry to talk about money management, why his nanna is the best, and why he’s been waiting for something like Clover.com.au to hit the Australian market for a long time. Continue reading “Two Minutes with Vinomofo CEO Justin Dry”
There’s a saying among seasoned pilots that flying can best be described as long stretches of boredom punctuated by moments of sheer terror.
Many investors, reeling from the recent pullback in the US sharemarket that commenced on 5 February after the stellar returns of 2017, would no doubt share these sentiments.
For newer investors who’ve never experienced a share market pullback of this size and speed, the recent movements must have been nerve-wrecking. Media headlines screaming “market rout”, “bloodbath” and “worst point decline in history” certainly didn’t help matters either, stoking fear in the investing public for the sake of clicks, views and readership.
If you’ve just had your first experience of a sharemarket dip, welcome to the club. Grab a seat and catch your breath. It may be your first market correction but it will almost certainly not to be your last. All-time sharemarket highs followed by the occasional reversal are a feature, not a bug, of long-term investing.
